, 1887-07-07
P ckin gs.

Bishop James a. ST arten, o. the
African Methodist Epis copal Church,
having charge in South Carolina and
Georg a, died suddenly of heart dis
ease July 1st at his home a. Wilber-
force, Ohio, in his 74th year.
News comes from Ottawa that the
government is going to ask for an
appropriation of S5G0,000 to help the
French Canadians now in this coun-
try to go back to Canada. This is a
new phase of emigration and immi-
grafton:
T. G Dunn's report for the first
half of the year 1887 shows that the
failures in the United States are 1912
in number, against 5156 for the same
period in the previous year, showing
Il decrease Of pa. Liabilities show a
slight increase. For the last half of
the year the liabilities were S55.13S,
600, against S50,434,000 for the first
Lalf of 1886. Failures in Canada
during the first half of 1887 were S3l
in number, against 500 during the
same period of last year. The amount
of liabilities for the first half of 1887
is Sl0,693, $50, agaist $5,501, ,697 for
the corresponding period OF 1856
The Canadian Pacific has cut right
and left on the existing frst-class
passenger rates across the continent
to the Atlantic seaboad cities Orders
were sent from the .compans's head
Office in Montreal today to sell round
trip tickets from this city to New
York and Boston for 500, and to
Montreal for 500. In the case of
the former rate it applies as woll to
Philadelphia and other large cities
considered as common points with
New York AT Montreal the passen
gers viii have offered him proper
tionately low rates to Eastern sum
nier resorts within a considerable
radius of that city. These round
trip tickets are good for six months.
The Texas Pacific road will have a
through line to New York from San
Francisco, via New Oorleans Pacific
Coast Freight Agent Mills, of that
road, received telegram of instruc-
tions to that effect. Arrangements
will be perfected with the Cromwell
Steamship company by which four
steamers will make close connections
with tho Texas Pacific at New Or
leans for all Atlantic Seaboard points.
Every Wednesday morning the
steamer will leave New Orleans for
New York and every Saturday after
noon they will leave the latter city
for New Orleans. Mr.. Mills is further
instructed to give shippers the same
rates as are quoted by the Southern
Pacific and its Morgan line of steam-
ers out of New Orleans.
The steamer Alameda, which sailed
Friday for Honolulu, carried a de-
tachment OF eleven sailors from the
United States receiving ship Inde-
pendence, at the Mare Island navy
yards, and six naval cadets, who row
go to sea for two years in accordance
with the rule of the navy department,
prior to their final examination for
their retention in service. All are in
command of an ensign and will join
the United States steamer Adams at
Honolulu. There is no particular
significance in tie presence of the
Adams at the capital of the Hawaiian
kingdom, as the latter is one of the
frequently visited ports by vessels
attached to the Pacific squadron.
However, in case of any disturbance
she would protect american interests.
Should the rumor of a revolution have
any reliable foundation, it is more
than probable that all of the available
force of the American and British
squadrons will concentrate at Homo
lulu.
The Eastern papers, containing
comments upon President Cleveland's
order in regard to the return of rebel
battle flags, are now coming to hand.
The order aroused the most intense
feeling all over the North, and it
looks now as though it was the great
mistake of the Presidents political
life. OF course, the republican press
is unit on the question, while the
democrats are divided. Many of the
latter say he had no right to make
the order, and that the bulk of those
who wore the gray in battle do not
want the flags returned, but think
they should remain with the boys in
blue, who captured them. Others
show their regret that the order was
recalled, and some of these berate
Cleveland Tor not standing up to his
order after he had made it. 1t is safe
to say that he will make no more
orders" until he is fully assured of
his right to do so.
The statement prepared for the
annual report of the fish commission
shows by river basins the following
distribution of shad during the past
season: Penobscot river, 1000, 900;
Kennebec river, 100000; tributaries
of Narragsnsett bay, 1, ,125, 900; Hud-
son river, 1,079,000; tributaries of
Delaware bay, 100000; tributaries
of Chesapeake bay, 81, $4,000; tribu-
taries of Albemarle sound, 5,622, 600;
tributaries of the South Atlantic
coast, $50, 900; tributaries of the Gulf
of Mexico, 7,04S,000; inland waters,
101, 200; total, 95,421 900. This num-
Der is greatly in excess of the output
of any previous year, and the produc-
ton has been attended by no increase
of expense, results which are due to
added experience and improved
methods in Matching and culture.
Some observations as to the survival
of fry put into our waters show that
20 per cent. reached two to three
inches in size If only 3 per cent. of
all the shad that have been planted
in Chesapeake bay and its tributar-
les, for example, the present season
should survive and attain maturity
I l.. L
by artificial propagation fully as
many matured shad as have been
taken from them by fishermen this
season.
L. Ii. Griffith, prominent real estate
agent and banker of Seattle, spent few